Dawn Farm Addiction and Recovery Education Series

The Doctor's Opinion on Alcoholism - November 23 2010

This program describes a physician's view of alcoholism, as
presented in the literature of Alcoholics Anonymous and updated
with the modern neurobiology of addictive illness. It includes a
discussion of Dr. Silkworth’s explanation of alcoholism as a
twofold disease, affecting mind and body, how Dr. Silkworth's
opinion relates to the modern neurobiolgy of addictive illness, and
identification of therapy for alcoholism as promoted by Alcoholics
Anonymous and its relationship to Dr. Silkworth’s opinion. The
program is presented by Dr. Herbert L. Malinoff, MD;
addictionologist. This program is part of the Dawn Farm Education
Series, a FREE, annual workshop series developed to provide
accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about
chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues. The
Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community
of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services.
For information, please see http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html.

About the Podcast

The Dawn Farm Education Series is a FREE, annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues; and to dispel the myths, misinformation, secrecy, shame and stigma that prevent chemically dependent individuals and their families from getting help and getting well.